Creating Literacy Instruction for All Children (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Thomas G. Gunning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0205355390 | ISBN-13: 978-0205355396 | Edition: 4

Creating Literacy Instruction for All Children, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive, practical text that provides its readers with step-by-step guidance for teaching all major aspects of reading and writing. A new, four-color design brightens the text and offers additional pedagogy. Gunning's text helps students discover approaches and techniques that fit teachers' personal styles and situations. It aims to present the major methods and strategies as fairly, completely, and clearly as possible. The text presents the theory behind the methods, so students will be free to choose, adapt, and/or construct their own approaches as they create literacy instruction. Marginal annotations highlight key concepts, provide additional information on vital issues, and list addresses of Web sites so teachers can explore sites that foster student literacy. As with previous editions, this revision endorses the viewpoint that a well-prepared classroom teacher can effectively instruct struggling readers and writers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“I appreciate that RTI is going to be addressed [in the Seventh Edition] in greater detail…. There will also be more stress on the English language learner and that, too is needed. Updates are so necessary on these topics.”  –Deborah A. Farrer, California University of Pennsylvania

 

“Gunning’s literacy philosophy is one with which I am most comfortable, both as a literacy teacher and as an instructor of teacher candidates.  This text provides a sound foundation for students to build their knowledge of methods and strategies for teaching in all areas of literacy.  It is a flexible format, it is comprehensive, and it is easy to integrate into my course content.”  –Beth A. Childress, Armstrong Atlantic State University

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

Distinguished author Tom Gunning delivers a new edition of his best-selling Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students that will continue to influence the way reading and writing are taught to future teachers.  With its inclusive view of literacy, the seventh edition continues to emphasize methods that have been validated by research and practice while also delivering the basics of all major aspects of reading and writing.  Reflecting the author’s ongoing, extensive, hands-on work with schools coping with the demands of No Child Left Behind and the implementation of Response to Intervention, the seventh edition stresses effective steps for helping every student become as fully literate as possible.

 

What Is New to This Edition?

• A new chapter two includes a thorough discussion of Response to Intervention and its implications for classroom teachers as well as coverage of the diversity of today’s students and what can be done to assist all of them.
• An increased emphasis on helping struggling readers and writers and English language learners. 
• A new feature emphasizing professional standards near the beginning of each chapter and an overview of the standards on the inside front cover. 
• New end-of-chapter features provide activities and suggest readings to help students meet the chapter’s standards.
• A MyEducationLab interactive website (www.myeducationlab.com) created specifically to accompany this edition that includes videos, simulations, case studies, activities, practice tests, study plans, an e-book, and more to help prepare students for teaching careers.
  

  To order this book WITH MyEducationLab, use either ISBN:

  ISBN-13: 9780136100836

  ISBN-10: 013610083X

  To order this book WITHOUT MyEducationLab use either ISBN:

  ISBN-13: 9780138140823

  ISBN-10: 0138140820

 

What Do Reviewers Say about the Seventh Edition?

 

“I appreciate that RTI is going to be addressed [in the Seventh Edition] in greater detail…. There will also be more stress on the English language learner and that, too is needed. Updates are so necessary on these topics.”  –Deborah A. Farrer, California University of Pennsylvania

 

“Gunning’s literacy philosophy is one with which I am most comfortable, both as a literacy teacher and as an instructor of teacher candidates.  This text provides a sound foundation for students to build their knowledge of methods and strategies for teaching in all areas of literacy.  It is a flexible format, it is comprehensive, and it is easy to integrate into my course content.”  –Beth A. Childress, Armstrong Atlantic State University

 

Thomas G. Gunning is a professor emeritus at Southern Connecticut State University and an adjunct professor in the reading/language arts department at Central Connecticut State University. He has taught courses in reading and writing methods for more than 20 years and has served as a secondary English teacher, a reading specialist, and a consultant for Reading First as well as for Response to Intervention. His books include Developing Higher-Level Literacy in All Students, Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties, and Closing the Literacy Gap–all published by Allyn & Bacon.

 

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 4 edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205355390
• ISBN-13: 978-0205355396
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,306,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Gunning holds a doctorate in the Psychology of Reading from Temple University and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Reading/Language Arts Department, Central Connecticut State University. He is Professor Emeritus, Southern Connecticut State University, and has been a secondary English teacher and an elementary school reading consultant. He has written several textbooks on the teaching of reading, including: Developing Higher-Level Literacy in All Students, Allyn & Bacon, 2008; Closing the Literacy Gap, Allyn & Bacon, 2006; Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students 7th Ed., Allyn & Bacon, 2010; Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties,4th Ed., Allyn & Bacon, 2010, and Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students in Grades 4-8, 2nd Ed., Allyn & Bacon, 2010. He is also the author of Word Building, a Response to Intervention Program (Phoenix Learning Resources) for students with decoding problems. His latest books are Building Struggling Students Higher Level Literacy: Practical Ideas, Powerful Solutions (International Reading Association), which he co-edited with Jim Collins, and Reading Comprehension Boosters: 100 Lessons for Building Higher-Level Literacy, which is published by Jossey-Bass.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful text, March 15, 2006

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S. Russell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (Book Alone) (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a very useful, and up to date text. I'm in an education program right now that focuses heavily on literacy. This text book has become my bible! This text even carries complete lists of children's books to use for teaching certain ages and subjects!

I love this book and I'm sure I'll be using it for years to come!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Substantive, responsible, engaging, and practical, November 5, 2006

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Mark DeBellis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (Book Alone) (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a fantastic book. It is intelligently written and engaging. It is far more interesting to read than, for example, Reutzel and Cooter's "Teaching Children to Read: From Basals to Books," which is stultifying by comparison. Gunning does not insult the reader's intelligence. This book is rooted in the research and, apparently, in considerable experience and thought on the author's part. Full of wise, useful, and detailed practical advice. Highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is a great book, March 22, 2006

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Domonique Manigault (Georgetown, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (Book Alone) (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a great book that will help future teachers and parents to teach their children literacy. It has information about how to help children to understand reading and how one can help them to learn. This book has good information for anyone who wants to become a better reader. The only thing that I dislike about the book is that the chapters are long, but it is worth it.